Air duty critic Robert Jenrick bankrolled by owner of carrier hit by the tax

EXCLUSIVE: Reform's Robert Jenrick vowed to cut flight tax after £40k airline donationReform’s Treasury spokesman, who pledged to cancel the tax on short-haul flights for adults travelling with kids, got £40,000 from airline Condor's ownerCommentsNewsSimon Murphy Senior News Reporter, Mirror18:20, 12 Apr 2026Updated 18:28, 12 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesJenrick was given £15,000 by Attestor Limited in September, on top of £25,000 in March last year(Image: PA)Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick vowed to cut a tax on flights after being paid a fee by the owner of an airline which would benefit from his policy.‌The party’s Treasury spokesman pledged to cancel air passenger duty on short-haul journeys for adults travelling with children.‌But we can reveal he has pocketed £40,000 from a firm with a majority stake in German airline Condor.‌This month it started its first UK route, making it liable for the duty Mr Jenrick has pledged to partly scrap.The revelation will likely prompt conflict of interest allegations against Mr Jenrick, who appeared alongside leader Nigel Farage promoting the party’s new policy late last month.View 4 ImagesJenrick last month vowed to abolish the so-called 'family holiday tax' but made no mention of how his donor would benefit from the move(Image: PA)‌READ MORE: Reform anti-crime London mayor wannabe campaigned with disgraced ‘cocaine’ ToryREAD MORE: Reform’s London mayoral hopeful co-owns ‘unsafe squat hotel plagued by bed bugs’Asked about our findings, Labour said: “The public will rightly ask – in whose interest is he really acting?”Air passenger duty, which went up by £2 to £15 for short-haul international economy flights on April 1, is paid for by aircraft operators. Passengers effectively foot the bill though, with the cost commonly passed on via tickets. Mr Jenrick vowed to abolish the so-called “family holiday tax” in an announcement at London’s Heathrow Airport on March 31.He said: “A Reform government, in our first Budget, will...